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"In the future, people will access New York’s subway like they’re queuing for a roller coaster at Disney World. The process will require users to have an intern

"In the future, people will access New York’s subway like they’re queuing for a roller coaster at Disney World. The process will require users to have an internet connected device that gets you through the gates, whether that’s a phone or a smartwatch. If we’re lucky we get a new MetroCard option. But it’s no guarantee." Is that actually true? Seems like a terrible decision, if so. I fundamentally don't understand why the onus would have to be on the user to have internet connectivity. London lets you use contactless payments with normal bank/credit cards, Apple Pay etc.

cddotdotslash 7y ago
There's been a ton of FUD around this concept since the moment OMNY was announced as the MetroCard replacement. They've committed to supporting phones with NFC, contactless credit and debit cards, as well as a future vended card that can be paid for with cash, likely from any nearby convenience store or machines in the station. Yet despite the hundreds of options that enables, there are still people spreading fear that this change will somehow lock out hundreds of thousands of people from using the subway (the argument being that lower income riders don't have access to the contactless payment methods). I've seen nothing to indicate this will be the case and they've committed to supporting the additional card before retiring the existing MetroCard.